Greater physical activity is associated with lower VAT, but not SAT, in 8-year-old children at risk of obesity after controlling for whole-body fat.
Is greater physical activity associated with lower subcutaneous and visceral adipose tissue in 8-year-old children at risk of obesity?
In children at risk of obesity, physical activity is specifically associated with reduced visceral adiposity independent of total body fat.
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Both SAT and VAT in 8-y-old children at risk of obesity are most closely associated with whole-body fat. However, after control for whole-body fat, greater physical activity is only associated with lower VAT, not SAT, in these children.
Nathan Maccoby (Thu,) reported a other. Greater physical activity is associated with lower VAT, but not SAT, in 8-year-old children at risk of obesity after controlling for whole-body fat.
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